Disinfecting money-drawer.



D. & 11.. H. GOLDMAN. DISINFEGTING MONEY DRAWER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1909.

Patented June 1, 1909.,

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID GO LDMAN AND HIRSCH H. GOLDMAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

I DISINFEGTIN G MONEY-DRAWER.

Specification of Letters .ZEa'tent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed January 29, 1909. Serial No. 474,971.

of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompany- 1D drawings.

, his invention has for itsobject to provide simple means for adapting money drawers to disinfect the money while reposing in the drawer and to this end the invention consists in a tray made to fit into the drawer or I a portion thereof and which is constructed with inner and outer walls formin the sides,

ends, bottom and division walls thereof and of an absorbent body inclosed between the walls all in the manner more fully described hereinafter and shown in the annexed drawings, in which: K

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a money drawer embodying our invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the outer wall forming the tray; 1g. 3 1s a cross section on line a::v of Fig. 2 Fig. 4 is a cross section of the completed tray on line 'yy in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is alongitudinal section of a money drawer embodying our invention arranged as in use on a counter.

In the drawing, A represents a drawer which may be of any size or form such as is commonly used as a money drawer. Within the drawer and preferably forming a separateand removable unit We provide a tray which forms an inner lining to the drawer and comprises the sides B, bottom C, ends D and suitable division walls E dividing the tray into a desired number of-compartments.

The sides, ends and bottom of the tray consist of sheet metal forming inner and outer walls spaced from each other and of asbestos sheet, felt or other absorbent material F in the space between. The outer walls are imperforate and collectively form a tight outer receptacle while the inner walls are perforate or may consist of closely woven stiff wire cloth. The partition walls are wholly formed of such perforate material, each being preferably formed of a single sheet folded along the middle to form a closed and rounded edge at the to of the artition, and a s ace between to ho d the a sorbent.

he bottom of the outer wall of the tray has a gutter or series of gutters G formed therein adapted to hold a quantity of a disinfecting fluid, such gutter extending prefer ably beneath the end and side walls and beneath the partitions or in proximity thereto whereby it can be readily absorbed by capillary attraction by the absorbent material contained in the walls and partitions.

The gutter may be filled with loose wicking or the like or be left wholly open and provision is made for supplying it with the disinfecting fluid by means of a filler tube H (one or more), at a convenient place within and in communication with the gutter. This filler tube is provided with a suitable cap or pivoted closing lid I adapted to swing in a horizontal plane.

The tray closely fits the drawer but preferably does not reach to the full height thereof thereby formin a ledge on top for the support of .a cover% which may be either removable or hinged (not shown) but for reater convenience in using thedrawer may e arranged as shown in Fig. 5 which-shows the drawer in position with the cover in sliding relation thereto, loosely supported upon the top thereof beneath the counter and held in position from being drawn out by the drawer, by means of a suitable stop K which permits the cover to close the top of the tray when the drawer is closed and thereby reventing the too rapid evaporation of the isinfecting fluid, other means of accomplishing this end may-2e used, such as making the drawer slide wit atight compartment.

It is to be understood that all the metallic parts are suitably united by seaming or soldering to leave no raw projecting edges or permit the escape of any fluid into the interior of the tray.

What we claim as our invention is 1. A disinfecting money drawer com osed of a drawer proper and of a tray forme WIl/h bottom sides and ends constituting an lnner lining for the drawer and composed of an outer imperforate and an inner perforate sheet metal wall spaced from each other, an

absorbent material extending continuously within said space, and a filler tube extending vertically within the tray, the outer wall of the bottom of the tray being formed with a gutter in communication with the filler tube and with the absorbent material in the tray for supplyin the same with a disinfecting I fluid by cap' ary attraction.

2. A disinfecting money drawer com osed of a drawer proper and of a tray forme with bottom, sides andends constituting an inner linin for the drawer, and with partition walls divi ing. the tray into compartments, the bottom, sides and ends being composed of an outer imperferate and an inner erforate wall of sheet metal, spaced from t e outerwall and of an absorbentmaterial extending continuously oetween the two walls and within the partitions, the sides. of the partitions being of perforated sheet metal, and a filler tube extending vertically within' the tray, the outer wall of the bottom being provided with a gutter communicating with the lower end of the filler tube and extending beneath the absorbent material in the walls and partitions of the tray.

in testimony whereof we affi'x our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID GOLDMAN. HIRSCH H. GOLDMAN. Witnesses:

C. R. STICKNEY, A. M. Donn. 

